Editor and CEO of OIL WORLD
The company was founded in 1958 and is recognized worldwide as a leading independent, authoritative and unbiased information provider with clients in about 100 countries. The team of analysts makes and releases global supply, demand and price analyses, statistics and forecasts for all the major oilseeds, vegetable oils, animal fats, oilmeals as well as biodiesel and livestock products. Thomas Mielke is a frequent speaker at conferences and workshops all over the world. He joined the OIL WORLD team in the mid-1970s. He is a member of the Programme Advisory Committee of the Malaysian Palm Oil Board and has given lectures at the University of Hamburg (TUHH). In 2014 Thomas Mielke received a Lifetime Excellence Award of the Malaysian industry in recognition of his contributions and commitments.